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A tanker with Iranian crude oil has been flashing India's west coast as its destination, according to maritime tracking sites, in what could be the first such import in nearly seven years. The Eswatini-flagged Ping Shun's transponders and AIS (automatic identity system) have signalled it is headed for the Vadinar offshore terminal and is expected to reach the facility by April 4, according to the Kpler-owned MarineTraffic and Winward, both providers of global commodity and ship data. At an int ...Read More >
India is making strides to secure an extension for the US sanctions waiver concerning Iran's Chabahar Port, a pivotal gateway for its trade with Afghanistan, Central Asia, and Russia. As the current waiver approaches its expiration, neighboring countries are expressing interest in utilizing Chabahar to enhance their own trade routes. India is working to secure an extension of the US sanctions waiver for Iran's Chabahar Port - a vital link in its connectivity network with Afghanistan, Central As ...Read More >
The Indian Rupee weakened against the US Dollar today. Month-end import demand and higher global crude oil prices are impacting the currency. Investors are awaiting the Federal Reserve's policy decision for further direction. Meanwhile, Indian equity markets showed gains in early trade. Crude oil imports from the United States have seen a significant increase. The rupee depreciated 21 paise to 88.40 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday, weighed down by month-end dollar demand from im ...Read More >
Oct 23 (Reuters) - Tata Technologies (TATE.NS), opens new tab will recruit more local nationals in the United States, its top boss said, as the Indian engineering services provider reacts to U.S. President Donald Trump's wide-ranging immigration crackdown. The United States plans to charge businesses a steep fee for H1-B visas, used by tech majors including Amazon.com (AMZN.O), opens new tab and Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab, in a move the Trump administration said would shield America ...Read More >
'Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal Saturday said talks between India and the US on the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA) are progressing in a "cordial atmosphere " and New Delhi will protect the interests of domestic farmers, fishermen and MSME sectors. 'Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal Saturday said talks between India and the US on the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA) are progressing in a "cordial atmosphere " and New Delhi will protect the interests of dom ...Read More >
WASHINGTON (TNND) -- President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that during a phone call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the prime minister assured Trump that India would cease buying oil from Russia. "There will be no oil. He's not buying oil," Trump said. The change won't take immediately, he said, but "within a short period of time." India's foreign ministry said it was "not aware" of the phone call. India is the second-largest buyer of Russian oil. It said the government's consist ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A team of Indian officials led by commerce secretary Rajesh Agarwal is once again headed to the US for talks on the proposed bilateral trade deal, amid indications that Trump administration is keen to move ahead.Officials indicated that delegation would visit Washington this week itself as the two sides seek to thrash out a deal in a few weeks. The move comes just a day after US ambassador-designate Sergio Gor met PM Modi and held discussions with Agrawal. "During my visit to India, I ...Read More >
"Ernie Stevens Jr. was more than a chairman; he was a warrior, a statesman, and a champion for all of Indian Country," IGA's executive director said in a statement. Indigenous communities across Minnesota and Wisconsin are mourning the loss of Ernest L. "Ernie" Stevens Jr., longtime chair of the Indian Gaming Association, who also was a staunch advocate of tribal sovereignty. Stevens died suddenly on Friday at the age of 66. He was a citizen and former councilman of the Oneida Nation of Wiscon ...Read More >
Indian officials have again told the Trump administration that a significant reduction in Russian oil imports by the South Asian nation's refiners would require Washington to instead allow crude purchases from sanctioned suppliers Iran and Venezuela. A delegation visiting the US this week reiterated the request in meetings with American officials, a person with knowledge of the discussions said, asking not to be identified as the talks are private. Indian representatives have emphasized that si ...Read More >
(Reuters) -U.S. trade negotiators have told their Indian counterparts that curbing purchases of Russian oil is crucial to reducing India's tariff rate and sealing a trade deal, two people familiar with the talks told Reuters. While trade negotiations are on a positive track, a U.S. official said, more work is needed to ensure India addresses U.S. concerns over market access, the trade deficit and purchases of Russian oil. U.S. President Donald Trump has sought to pressure India, the European U ...Read More >
Sept 26 (Reuters) - U.S. trade negotiators have told their Indian counterparts that curbing purchases of Russian oil is crucial to reducing India's tariff rate and sealing a trade deal, two people familiar with the talks told Reuters. While trade negotiations are on a positive track, a U.S. official said, more work is needed to ensure India addresses U.S. concerns over market access, the trade deficit and purchases of Russian oil. U.S. President Donald Trump has sought to pressure India, the E ...Read More >
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday said India is engaged with the United States and other stakeholders over President Donald Trump's new H-1B visa fee regulations for foreign workers. The Trump administration has hiked the yearly H-1B visa fee to a massive USD 100,000 (more than Rs 88 lakh as per today's exchange rate), handing a big blow to foreigners looking to work in America. The move affects Indians a great deal as they make up over 70 percent of H-1B visa holders. What did M ...Read More >
Highlights: Two Indian nationals, Sadiq Abbas Habib Sayyed and... * NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says US tariffs on Indian goods are affecting Russia. * India reportedly seeking clarity from President Putin on Moscow's Ukraine strategy. * Trump has accused India of indirectly supporting Russia's war through oil purchases. * Prime Minister Modi and Putin last spoke on September 17, reaffirming support for a peaceful resolution. * India-US trade talks are ongoing, with both sides optimis ...Read More >
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Official Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, reacting to US President Donald Trump's imposition of 100% tariffs on imports of branded and patented pharmaceutical drugs from October 1, 2025, said the government is monitoring the situation closely. On Thursday, the Trump administration announced that starting October 1, 2025, it will be imposing a 100% tariff on any branded or patented pharmaceutical product, unless a company is building their pharmaceutical manufactu ...Read More >
New Delhi: India is engaged with the US and other stakeholders over the framing of rules for the Trump administration's move to levy a fee of $100,000 for H-1B visas, with the ministry of external affairs (MEA) saying on Friday that the mobility of skilled Indian talent contributes to innovation and economic growth in both countries. The new fee, announced by US President Donald Trump last week as part of measures to prevent the abuse of the H-1B visa programme -- perceived as a "national secur ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India and the United States will hold trade talks in New Delhi on Tuesday, weeks after President Donald Trump imposed punitive tariffs on the South Asian nation's exports, slowing its overall shipments to a nine-month low in August. India and the United States will "fast-track" trade talks, Rajesh Agarwal, India's chief negotiator and a special secretary in its commerce ministry, told reporters at an event for the release of trade data, but gave no details. U.S. trade repr ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 12 (UNI) The European union and India are maximising their efforts to finalise negotiations on the FTA by the end of the year, said Maroš Šefčovič, EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security here today. Addressing the 65th Annual Session of the Automotive Components Manufactures Association of India, alongside Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, Sefkovic said he has been working intensively with Minister Goyal, alongwith their teams, "to make progress on a groundbreaking Free Tr ...Read More >
New Delhi: Industry leaders welcomed the recently announced GST reforms, which reduce the number of tax slabs, stating that it will make tax compliance easier while also directly benefiting consumers through lower prices. Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce Joint Secretary Navjot Alang Rubal said that the reduction of the number of slabs from four to two under the new GST structure is a highly positive step. According to Rubal, this reform will greatly benefit the middle and lower-income groups as t ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Sept 5 (Reuters) - India will continue to buy Russian oil as it proves economical, its finance minister said on Friday, despite the Trump administration's decision to impose heavy import tariffs on Indian goods due, in part, to its energy purchases from Moscow. As Europe and the U.S. have shunned Russian oil over Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, India has taken advantage of discounts on Russian output to become the largest buyer of Russian seaborne crude. New Delhi has said its pu ...Read More >
By Hritam Mukherjee and Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India will continue to buy Russian oil as it proves economical, its finance minister said on Friday, despite the Trump administration's decision to impose heavy import tariffs on Indian goods due, in part, to its energy purchases from Moscow. As Europe and the U.S. have shunned Russian oil over Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, India has taken advantage of discounts on Russian output to become the largest buyer of Russian seaborne crude ...Read More >
WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. government noted abuses in India and Pakistan in a shortened human rights report released on Tuesday that said India "took minimal credible steps, opens new tab" to combat the abuses while Pakistan "rarely took credible steps, opens new tab." The Trump administration scaled back the annual U.S. government report on human rights worldwide, dramatically softening criticism of some allies and countries that have been President Donald Trump's partners. The S ...Read More >
WASHINGTON, July 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. government designated The Resistance Front, considered an offshoot of the Pakistani extremist group Lashkar-e-Taiba, as a "foreign terrorist organization" over the April 22 Islamist militant attack in India-administered Kashmir that killed 26 people, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday. The Resistance Front, also known as Kashmir Resistance, initially took responsibility for the attack in Pahalgam before denying it days later. Lashkar-e-Taib ...Read More >
The US has designated The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of Lashkar-e-Taiba, as a foreign terrorist organization after it claimed responsibility for the deadly Pahalgam attack in 2025. This move, hailed by India, strengthens counter-terrorism cooperation between the two nations. India can now push for Pakistan's relisting on the FATF grey list. The US has designated The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of Pakistan-based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba which had initially claimed responsibility ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) India on Friday welcomed the US designating Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) proxy TRF, which claimed responsibility for the Pahalgam terror attack, as a global terrorist outfit. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar described Washington's decision on The Resistance Force (TRF) as a "strong affirmation" of India-US counter-terrorism cooperation. In a social media post, he specially complimented US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for designating the proxy of Pakistan-based LeT. "A ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 18 (UNI) India today termed the US' designation of The Resistance Front (TRF) as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO) as a strong affirmation of India-US counter-terrorism cooperation and for zero tolerance for terrorism. In a post on X, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said:"A strong affirmation of India-US counter-terrorism cooperation. "Appreciate @SecRubio and @StateDept for designating TRF -- a Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) proxy -- as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (F ...Read More >
Jaipur: Former CM Ashok Gehlot acknowledged Thursday that BJP's campaign focusing on the 2022 Kanhaiya Lal murder case contributed to his govt's electoral defeat in 2023.The case involved the brutal killing of Kanhaiya Lal, a tailor in Udaipur, who was beheaded inside his shop on June 28, 2022, by two assailants who filmed and shared the act on social media. The accused, Mohammad Riyaz Akhtari and Ghaus, were arrested within four hours after the crime.The murder occurred against a backdrop of es ...Read More >
Washington DC [US], July 18 (ANI): US Department of State on Thursday (local time) designated The Resistance Front (TRF), group behind the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, as a terrorist organisation. In a statement issued by the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the statement acknowledged the fact that the organisation claimed responsibility for the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir which claimed the lives of 26 civilians. The US, therefore, accorded the TRF as a Foreign T ...Read More >
The US is reportedly working towards an interim trade deal with India, potentially setting tariffs below 20%, a favorable position compared to other Asian nations. This arrangement allows for continued negotiations, aiming to resolve outstanding issues before a broader agreement expected this fall. The US is working toward an interim trade deal with India that may reduce its proposed tariffs to below 20%, people familiar with the matter said, putting the South Asian nation in a favorable positi ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Trade talks between Indian and U.S. officials have been extended into next week as both sides seek consensus on tariff cuts in the farming and auto sectors, aiming to finalise an interim deal before a July 9 deadline, Indian government sources said. A U.S. delegation led by senior officials from the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) held two days of discussions in New Delhi with Indian trade officials headed by chief negotiator Rajesh Agrawal, the sour ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, June 6 (Reuters) - Trade talks between Indian and U.S. officials have been extended into next week as both sides seek consensus on tariff cuts in the farming and auto sectors, aiming to finalise an interim deal before a July 9 deadline, Indian government sources said. A U.S. delegation led by senior officials from the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) held two days of discussions in New Delhi with Indian trade officials headed by chief negotiator Rajesh Agrawal, ...Read More >
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